The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25
For the Boot, Shoe and
Clothing
BUSINESS OF Z. C. NJ. [.
A Modern Building in Every
Respect.
pROGR EsS OF THE NTERPRISE
Retrospective View of the Undertak
ing-gacts and Figures Concerning
the New Building-Etc.

me new bulIOl0R-AIC.
One OF the most prosperous and profit
able concerns in Utah, is the mammoth
boot and shoe factory of q G. N, l., i'm
mediately next to the Eagle Emporium.
It is not only beneficial in its financial
results, but goes long way in the di-
rection of tightening labor and bringing
workers into perfect concord one with
another. No person would have be-
slieved that SO brief period could have
brought so, great g success to this now
most successful manufacturing venture.
When the colossal institution, the
Coop, took hold of it, there was a
guarantee that in time it would become
a source of profit, and benefit to the
public in all the ways in which local
industries benefit a community in
cheaper goods, better qualities, in Civ
ing employment to persons who live
here instead of sustaining those who
reside elsewhere, and III keeping local
wealth in circulation. So said The
HERALD as far back as the early part Of
1882, and how the institution has con-
tinued TO prosper, and what it is still
accomplishing, is TO be seen by the pro-
portions OF the mammoth new building
now being erected on South Temple
Street.
But a few years ago the principles of
home manufacture were carried out
much more in theory than in practlce.
The subject often furnished the mater
iaI Of many an address by leading men
of the Territory, and the columns of
this journal were repeatedly filled with.
articles, directing attention to the i'm
portauce of the matter, yet, in spite of
all, the very heading. Home manufac-
ture, would cause many to turn away
without further notice, much less q
careful perusal. Now, however, there
has come most decided change in this
direction. All eyes are turned to the
building up OF this Territory by the es-
tablishmeHt of permanent industries and
manufactures, which shall not only
furnish the means of livelihood to
hundreds of working people and keep
the price OF their wares at home, but
shall, also, as far as practicable, con-
sumo the raw material and products of
the Territory.
With the z. G. NJ. I. boot and shoe
and clothing mandatory, success may
be sad to have been phenomenal. From
its incipiency, so to speak, the factory,
under the direct supervision of W. H.
Rowe, ESQ, within the wise direction
of the gentlemen composing the di-
reCtCry and superintendency OF u. o. L.
l., has been a continuous success. Be
ginning in what may be termed COM
paratiVely a small way, it has assumed
its present position and Importance by
the unif jrm excellence of it's goods.
One Of the strong points in the selling
of these same goods is the guarantee of
workmanship which accompanies them.
, And the guarantee is no mere assertion
of words or appearance of letters on
paper, but bona fde. genuine fact.
The following paragraphs we take
from the Salt Lake Journal of Com
meTcc.
Although the premises occupied b
this laudable and flourishing enterprise
are very Commodious, they have been
found to be inadequate 10 the demands
for space, which the constantly increas
ing business and the consequent pIac-
ing OF new machinery requires. Ground
has therefore been broken for the cree
ton of new building to be occupied
entirely by the mandatory. Through
the courtesy of the Superintendent we
are able to give the dimensions of the
new building and also some figures in
regard to the business done by this
branch of the institution at the present
time.
Dimensions OF the new factory, 166
feet in length by so feet in width, and
four stories and basement in height.
The sta to be occupied faces South
Temple Street, about midway in the
block between East Temple 'and First
East streets"
To the above We add the following de-
tailed particulars:
Several months ago, General n. S.
Eldredge, realizing the Importance
of this branch, and the in
creasing requiem ents necessary
to keep pace with the con-
stantly growing demand for its goods,
decided upon the present structure,
with his WelI-knoWn love of solidity
and substantial work IN architecture in
keeping with the firm basis upon which
he insists that all enterprises. COM
merCiai and otherwise, with which he is
identified shall be founded. The plsH
of the new building differs from any
that has ever been erected, either IN
this city or Territory, and is indeed
comparatively new in the United
States, not more than half q dozen
having been built on this principle,
although from its perfect alb Iity to
meet ali requirements demsnde OF it,
this new principle OF building is BOUND
to supersede all others, where strength
and iTmness are desired.
However. this building is not a
seryile copy of any other, but is the
result OF close and practical study of
several. and combines the more desir-
able qualities of each. result brought
about oy the skill OF the archi-
tscts. Messrs. Dallas & Hedges
From lhe plan Of these gentleman. we